gistfile1.txt

import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import org.vertx.java.core.Handler;
import org.vertx.java.core.buffer.Buffer;
import org.vertx.java.core.http.HttpClient;
import org.vertx.java.core.http.HttpClientResponse;
import org.vertx.java.platform.Verticle;


public class TestVertHangingVerticle extends Verticle{

  private final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(TestVertHangingVerticle.class);

	@Override
	public void start() {
		final HttpClient client = vertx.createHttpClient().setHost(PropertyFileHelper.getValue("my.host"));
		client.setSSL(true);
		client.setPort(443);
		client.setTrustAll(true);
		//client.setKeepAlive(false);
		//client.setMaxPoolSize(2);
		//client.setConnectTimeout(1000);

		long timerID = vertx.setPeriodic(300000, new Handler<Long>() {
		    public void handle(Long timerID) {
		    		fetchSession(client);
		    }
		});

		
	}

	private void fetchSession(final HttpClient client) {

		String queryString = "my query string";
		logger.trace("Calling service : " + queryString);
		client.getNow(queryString, new Handler<HttpClientResponse>() {
			public void handle(HttpClientResponse resp) {
				resp.bodyHandler(new Handler<Buffer>() {
					public void handle(Buffer data) {
						String responseBody = new String(data.getBytes());
						logger.debug("response: " + responseBody);
					}
				});  
			}
		});
	}
}